Bombardier close to winning CSeries certification - sources

Nov 24 (Reuters) - Canada's Bombardier meets with
investors on Tuesday with certification for its CSeries
passenger jet "very close," according to sources familiar with
the matter, but with no new orders imminent.

Certification of the new jetliner, targeted for the end of
the month, is expected within days as Bombardier finalizes
documentation with Canadian regulators, the sources said.

"Certification is now very, very close," one source said.

Bombardier spokeswoman Marianella de la Barrera on Monday
reiterated the company's target of "certification by the end of
the year."

Transport Canada did not immediately respond to a request
for comment.

The Canadian company, which is holding its annual investor
day in New York on Tuesday, said last week it had finished
flight testing of the aircraft due to enter service with
Lufthansa subsidiary SWISS in the first half of 2016.

Coming hard on the heels of agreements for cash infusions
from the Quebec government, certification would bring a further
boost to Bombardier and its attempt to penetrate the main
segment of jet market dominated by Airbus and Boeing
.

However, the Canadian firm faces the challenge of ramping up
production, dealing with any cost overruns or snags on entry to
service and securing new orders to try to recover lost momentum.
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